NRS 19.0335 Additional
fees in civil action involving multiple parties. [Effective through December
31, 2014, and after that date unless the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution
No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified by the voters at the 2014 General
Election.]

NRS 19.0335 Additional
fees in civil action involving multiple parties. [Effective January 1, 2015, if
the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and
ratified by the voters at the 2014 General Election.]

NRS 19.110 Penalty
for taking more or greater fees than authorized by law.

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NRS 19.010“Folio” defined.“Folio,”
when used as a measure for computing fees or compensation, shall be construed
to mean 100 words, counting every figure necessarily used as a word. Any
portion of a folio, when in the whole draft or paper there should not be a
complete folio, and when there shall be an excess over the last folio exceeding
a quarter of a folio, shall be computed as a folio. The filing of a paper shall
be construed to include the certificate of the same.

[34:49:1883; BH § 2375; C § 2499; RL § 2036; NCL §
2967]

NRS 19.013County clerks.

1. Except as otherwise provided by
specific statute, each county clerk shall charge and collect the following
fees:

On the commencement
of any action or proceeding in the district court, or on the transfer of any
action or proceeding from a district court of another county, except probate or
guardianship proceedings, to be paid by the party commencing the action,
proceeding or transfer.................................................................. $56.00

On an appeal to the
district court of any case from a justice court or a municipal court, or on the
transfer of any case from a justice court or a municipal court.............................................................. 42.00

On the filing of a
petition for letters testamentary, letters of administration, setting aside an
estate without administration, or a guardianship, which fee includes the court
fee prescribed by NRS 19.020, to be paid by the
petitioner:

Where the stated
value of the estate is more than $2,500............. 72.00

Where the stated
value of the estate is $2,500 or less, no fee may be charged or collected.

On the filing of a
petition to contest any will or codicil, to be paid by the petitioner 44.00

On the filing of an
objection or cross-petition to the appointment of an executor, administrator or
guardian, or an objection to the settlement of account or any answer in an
estate or guardianship matter 44.00

On the appearance of
any defendant or any number of defendants answering jointly, to be paid upon
the filing of the first paper in the action by the defendant or defendants.............................. 44.00

For filing a notice
of appeal.............................................................................. 24.00

For issuing a
transcript of judgment and certifying thereto........................... 3.00

For preparing any
copy of any record, proceeding or paper, for each page, unless such fee is
waived by the county clerk............................................................................................................................ 0.50

For each certificate
of the clerk, under the seal of the court......................... 3.00

For examining and
certifying to a copy of any paper, record or proceeding prepared by another and
presented for a certificate of the county clerk....................................................................... 5.00

For filing all papers
not otherwise provided for, other than papers filed in actions and proceedings
in court and papers filed by public officers in their official capacity.............................................. 15.00

For issuing any
certificate under seal, not otherwise provided for................ 6.00

For searching records
or files in the office of the county clerk, for each year, unless such fee is
waived by the county clerk............................................................................................................................ 0.50

For filing and
recording a bond of a notary public, per name.................... 15.00

For entering the name
of a firm or corporation in the register of the county clerk 20.00

2. A county clerk may charge and collect,
in addition to any fee that a county clerk is otherwise authorized to charge
and collect, an additional fee not to exceed $5 for filing and recording a bond
of a notary public, per name. On or before the fifth day of each month, the
county clerk shall pay to the county treasurer the amount of fees collected by
the county clerk pursuant to this subsection for credit to the account
established pursuant to NRS 19.016.

3. Except as otherwise provided by
specific statute, all fees prescribed in this section are payable in advance if
demanded by the county clerk.

4. The fees set forth in subsection 1 are
payment in full for all services rendered by the county clerk in the case for
which the fees are paid, including the preparation of the judgment roll, but
the fees do not include payment for typing, copying, certifying or exemplifying
or authenticating copies.

5. No fee may be charged to any attorney
at law admitted to practice in this State for searching records or files in the
office of the clerk. No fee may be charged for any services rendered to a
defendant or the defendant’s attorney in any criminal case or in habeas corpus
proceedings.

6. Each county clerk shall, on or before
the fifth day of each month, account for and pay to the county treasurer all
fees collected during the preceding month.

NRS 19.016Additional fee for filing and recording bond of notary public:
Acquisition or improvement of technology.

1. If a county clerk imposes an additional
fee pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 19.013, the
proceeds collected from such a fee must be accounted for separately in the
county general fund. Any interest earned on money in the account, after
deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account. Money that
remains in the account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the
county general fund, and the balance in the account must be carried forward to the
next fiscal year.

2. The money in the account must be used
only to acquire technology for or to improve technology used in the office of
the county clerk, including, without limitation, costs related to acquiring or
improving technology for converting and archiving records, purchasing hardware
and software, maintaining the technology, training employees in the operation
of the technology and contracting for professional services relating to the
technology.

1. At the time of the commencement of
every civil action or other proceeding in the several district courts, the
plaintiff shall pay the clerk of the court in which the action is commenced the
sum of $3, except as otherwise provided by specific statute.

2. At the commencement of any proceeding
in any district court for the purpose of procuring an appointment of
administration upon the estate of any deceased person, or procuring an
appointment as guardian, the party instituting the proceeding shall pay the
clerk of the court the sum of $1.50.

3. Whenever any appeal is taken in a civil
action or proceeding from the judgment or decision of a Justice Court, or other
tribunal inferior to the district court, the party appealing shall, before the
return to the appeal may be filed in the appellate court, pay to the clerk of
the appellate court the sum of $5.

4. The several fees provided for in this
section are designated as court fees, and no such action may be deemed
commenced, proceedings instituted, nor appeal perfected until the court fees
are paid.

1. Except as otherwise provided by
specific statute, on the commencement of any civil action or proceeding in the
district court, other than the commencement of a proceeding for an adoption, the
county clerk of each county, in addition to any other fees provided by law,
shall charge and collect $32 from the party commencing the action or
proceeding.

2. On or before the first Monday of each
month, the county clerk shall pay over to the county treasurer an amount equal
to $32 per civil case commenced as provided in subsection 1, for the preceding
calendar month, and the county treasurer shall place that money to the credit
of the State Fund. The county treasurer shall remit quarterly all such fees
turned over to the county treasurer by the county clerk to the State Controller
to be placed by the State Controller in the State General Fund.

NRS 19.0302Additional fees in civil actions: Special account for benefit of
court; certain amount to be remitted to organization that operates legal
services in larger counties.

1. Except as otherwise provided by
specific statute and in addition to any other fee required by law, each clerk
of the court or county clerk, as appropriate, shall charge and collect the
following fees:

(a) On the commencement
of any action or proceeding in the district court, other than those listed in
paragraphs (c), (e) and (f), or on the transfer of any action or proceeding
from a district court of another county, to be paid by the party commencing the
action, proceeding or transfer........................................................................................... $99

(b) On the appearance
of any defendant or any number of defendants answering jointly, to be paid upon
the filing of the first paper in the action by the defendant or defendants.................................................... $99

(c) On the filing of a
petition for letters testamentary, letters of administration or a guardianship,
which fee does not include the court fee prescribed by NRS
19.020, to be paid by the petitioner:

(1) Where the
stated value of the estate is $200,000 or more.................... $352

(2) Where the
stated value of the estate is more than $20,000 but less than $200,000 $99

(3) Where the
stated value of the estate is $20,000 or less, no fee may be charged or
collected.

(d) On the filing of a
motion for summary judgment or a joinder thereto..... $200

(e) On the commencement
of an action defined as a business matter pursuant to the local rules of
practice and on the answer or appearance of any party in any such action or
proceeding, to be paid by the party commencing, answering or appearing in the
action or proceeding thereto........................................................................................ $1,359

(f) On the commencement
of:

(1) An action
for a constructional defect pursuant to NRS
40.600 to 40.695, inclusive; or

(2) Any other
action defined as “complex” pursuant to the local rules of practice,

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and on the answer or appearance of any party in any such action or proceeding,
to be paid by the party commencing, answering or appearing in the action or
proceeding................................................... $349

(g) On the filing of a
third-party complaint, to be paid by the filing party..... $135

(h) On the filing of a
motion to certify or decertify a class, to be paid by the filing party $349

(i) For the issuance of
any writ of attachment, writ of garnishment, writ of execution or any other
writ designed to enforce any judgment of the court......................................................................................................... $10

2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited into a
special account administered by the county and maintained for the benefit of
the court. The money in that account must be used only:

(a) To offset the costs for adding and
maintaining new judicial departments, including, without limitation, the cost
for additional staff;

(b) To reimburse the county for any capital costs
incurred for maintaining any judicial departments that are added by the 75th
Session of the Nevada Legislature; and

(c) If any money remains in the account in a
fiscal year after satisfying the purposes set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b),
to:

(1) Acquire land on which to construct
additional facilities for the district court or a regional justice center that
includes the district court;

(2) Construct or acquire additional
facilities for the district court or a regional justice center that includes
the district court;

(3) Renovate or remodel existing
facilities for the district court or a regional justice center that includes
the district court;

(4) Acquire furniture, fixtures and
equipment necessitated by the construction or acquisition of additional
facilities or the renovation of an existing facility for the district court or
a regional justice center that includes the district court;

(5) Acquire advanced technology;

(6) Pay debt service on any bonds issued
pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 350.020
for the acquisition of land or facilities or the construction or renovation of
facilities for the district court or a regional justice center that includes
the district court;

(7) In a county whose population is less
than 100,000, support court appointed special advocate programs for children,
at the discretion of the judges of the judicial district;

(8) In a county whose population is less
than 100,000, support legal services to the indigent and to be used by the
organization operating the program for legal services that receives the fees
charged pursuant to NRS 19.031 for the operation of
programs for the indigent; or

(9) Be carried forward to the next fiscal
year.

3. Except as otherwise provided by
specific statute, all fees prescribed in this section are payable in advance if
demanded by the clerk of the court or county clerk.

4. Each clerk of the court or county clerk
shall, on or before the fifth day of each month, account for and pay to the
county treasurer:

(a) In a county whose population is 100,000 or
more, an amount equal to $10 of each fee collected pursuant to paragraphs (a)
and (b) of subsection 1 during the preceding month. The county treasurer shall
remit quarterly to the organization operating the program for legal services
that receives the fees charged pursuant to NRS 19.031
for the operation of programs for the indigent all the money received from the
clerk of the court or county clerk pursuant to this paragraph.

(b) All remaining fees collected pursuant to this
section during the preceding month.

1. In any county, the board of county
commissioners may, in addition to any other fee required by law, impose by
ordinance a filing fee of not more than $20 to be paid on the commencement of
any civil action or proceeding in the district court for which a filing fee is
required and on the filing of any answer or appearance in any such action or
proceeding for which a filing fee is required, except as otherwise required
pursuant to NRS 19.034.

2. On or before the fifth day of each
month, in a county where a fee has been imposed pursuant to subsection 1, the
clerk of the court shall account for and pay over to the county treasurer any
such fees collected by the clerk of the court during the preceding month for
credit to an account for programs for court security in the county general
fund. The money in that account must be administered by the county and:

(a) May be used only for programs for court
security or to reimburse the county for any capital costs incurred for
maintaining any judicial departments that are added by the 75th Session of the
Nevada Legislature;

(b) Must not be used to supplant existing budgets
for bailiffs or deputy marshals who are assigned to work in a courtroom; and

(c) If any balance remains, may be carried
forward to the next fiscal year.

3. As used in this section, “programs for
court security” includes, without limitation:

(a) Funding for additional positions for
bailiffs, marshals, security guards or similar personnel;

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2 and NRS 19.034 in each county in which
legal services are provided without charge to indigent or elderly persons
through a program for legal aid organized under the auspices of the State Bar
of Nevada, a county or local bar association, a county or municipal program for
legal services or other program funded by this State or the United States to
provide legal assistance, the county clerk shall, on the commencement of any
civil action or proceeding in the district court for which a filing fee is
required, and on the filing of any answer or appearance in any such action or
proceeding for which a filing fee is required, charge and collect a fee of $25
from the party commencing or appearing in the action or proceeding. These fees
are in addition to any other fees required by law.

2. In each county described in subsection
1, the county clerk shall, on the commencement of any action provided for in chapter 125 of NRS, and on the filing of any
answer or appearance in any such action, charge and collect a fee of $14 from
the party commencing or appearing in the action. These fees are in addition to
any other fees required by law.

3. On or before the first Monday of each
month the county clerk shall pay over to the county treasurer the amount of all
fees collected by the county clerk pursuant to subsections 1 and 2. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection 5, the county treasurer shall remit quarterly
to the organization operating the program for legal services all the money
received by the county treasurer from the county clerk.

4. The organization operating the program
for legal services shall use any money received pursuant to subsection 3 as
follows:

(a) From each $25 collected pursuant to
subsection 1:

(1) Fifteen dollars and fifty cents for
the benefit of indigent persons in the county; and

(2) Nine dollars and fifty cents for the
benefit of elderly persons in the county.

(b) From each $14 collected pursuant to
subsection 2:

(1) Ten dollars for the benefit of
indigent persons in the county; and

(2) Four dollars for the benefit of
elderly persons in the county.

5. If the county treasurer receives notice
from the State or a political subdivision that an award of attorney’s fees or
costs has been made to an organization that receives money pursuant to this
section and has been paid, the county treasurer shall:

(a) Deduct an amount equal to the award from the
amount to be paid to the organization; and

(b) Remit an equal amount to the State or to the
political subdivision that paid the fees or costs at the time when the county
treasurer would have paid it to the organization.

6. The fees which are collected from a county
must be used for the benefit of the indigent or elderly persons in that county.

NRS 19.0312Additional fees in civil actions: Pro bono programs and programs
for abused or neglected children and victims of domestic violence.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, in addition to any other fee required by law, in each county that
charges a fee pursuant to NRS 19.031 to offset a
portion of the costs of providing legal services without a charge to indigent
or elderly persons, a board of county commissioners may impose by ordinance a
filing fee to offset a portion of the costs of providing pro bono programs and
of providing legal services without a charge to abused or neglected children
and victims of domestic violence to be remitted to the organization operating
the program for legal services that receives the fees charged pursuant to NRS 19.031 for programs for the indigent in an amount
not to exceed:

(a) Ten dollars to be paid on the commencement of
any civil action or proceeding in the district court for which a filing fee is
required and on the filing of any answer or appearance in any such action or
proceeding for which a filing fee is required.

(b) Twenty-five dollars to be paid on the filing
of any motion or other paper that seeks to modify or adjust a final order that
was issued pursuant to chapter 125, 125B or 125C
of NRS and on the filing of any answer or response to such a motion or other
paper.

2. A board of county commissioners may not
by ordinance impose a filing fee pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 for:

(a) A motion filed solely to adjust the amount of
support for a child set forth in a final order; or

(b) A motion for reconsideration or for a new
trial that is filed within 10 days after a final judgment or decree has been
issued.

3. On or before the first Monday of each
month, in a county in which a fee has been imposed pursuant to subsection 1,
the county clerk shall account for and pay over to the county treasurer any
such fees collected by the county clerk during the preceding month. The county
treasurer shall remit quarterly to the organization to which the fees are to be
paid pursuant to subsection 1 all the money received by the county treasurer
from the county clerk.

4. Any fees collected pursuant to this
section must be used for the benefit of the persons to whom the organization
operating the program for legal services that receives money pursuant to this
section provides legal services without a charge.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 19.034, in a county whose population is 100,000 or
more, the county clerk shall, on the commencement of any civil action or
proceeding in the district court for which a filing fee is required, and on the
filing of any answer or appearance in any such action or proceeding for which a
filing fee is required, charge and collect not less than $5 but not more than
$10 from the party commencing, answering or appearing in the action or
proceeding. The fee required pursuant to this section is in addition to any other
fee required by law.

2. On or before the first Monday of each
month, the county clerk shall pay over to the county treasurer the amount of
all fees collected by the county clerk pursuant to subsection 1 for use in the
programs established in accordance with NRS
3.500 and 244.1607.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 19.034, the board of county commissioners of any
other county may impose by ordinance an additional filing fee of not more than
$10 to be paid on the commencement of any civil action or proceeding in the
district court for which a filing fee is required and on the filing of any
answer or appearance in any such action or proceeding for which a filing fee is
required. On or before the fifth day of each month, in a county where this fee
has been imposed, the county clerk shall account for and pay over to the county
treasurer all fees collected during the preceding month pursuant to this
subsection for credit to an account for dispute resolution in the county
general fund. The money in the account must be used only to support a program
established pursuant to NRS 3.500 or 244.1607.

NRS 19.03135Additional fees in civil actions: Programs for prevention and
treatment of abuse of alcohol and drugs.

1. In a county whose population is less
than 100,000, the board of county commissioners may, in addition to any other
fee required by law, impose by ordinance a filing fee of not more than $10 to
be paid on the commencement of any civil action or proceeding in the district
court for which a filing fee is required and on the filing of any answer or
appearance in any such action or proceeding for which a filing fee is required,
except as otherwise required pursuant to NRS 19.034.

2. On or before the fifth day of each
month, in a county where a fee has been imposed pursuant to subsection 1, the
clerk of the court shall account for and pay over to the county treasurer any
such fees collected by the clerk of the court during the preceding month for
credit to an account for programs for the prevention and treatment of the abuse
of alcohol and drugs in the county general fund. The money in that account must
be used only to support programs for the prevention or treatment of the abuse
of alcohol or drugs which may include, without limitation, any program of
treatment for the abuse of alcohol or drugs established in a judicial district
pursuant to NRS 453.580.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 19.034, on the commencement of any civil action or
proceeding in the district court for which a filing fee is required, and on the
filing of any answer or appearance in any such action or proceeding for which a
filing fee is required, a board of county commissioners may impose by ordinance
a filing fee in an amount not to exceed $15 to offset a portion of the costs of
providing programs of alternative dispute resolution on the party commencing,
answering or appearing in the action or proceeding. These fees are in addition
to any other fee required by law.

2. On or before the first Monday of each
month, the county clerk shall pay over to the county treasurer the amount of
all fees collected by the county clerk pursuant to subsection 1 for credit to
an account for court programs for alternative dispute resolution in the county
general fund. The money in the account must be used only to support programs
for the arbitration of civil actions pursuant to NRS 38.250 and programs for the resolution
of disputes through the use of other alternative methods of resolving disputes
pursuant to NRS 38.258.

3. The provisions of this section apply
only in judicial districts in which a program for alternative dispute
resolution has been established pursuant to NRS
38.250 or 38.258.

4. As used in this section, “alternative dispute
resolution” means alternative methods of resolving disputes, including, without
limitation, arbitration and mediation.

1. In each county, on the commencement of
any action for divorce in the district court, the county clerk shall charge and
collect, in addition to other fees required by law, a fee of $20. The fee must
be paid by the party commencing the action.

2. On or before the first Monday of each
month, the county clerk shall pay over to the county treasurer an amount equal
to all fees collected by the county clerk pursuant to subsection 1, and the
county treasurer shall place that amount to the credit of the State General
Fund. Quarterly, the county treasurer shall remit all money so collected to the
State Controller, who shall place the money in an account in the State General
Fund for use by the Director of the Department of Employment, Training and
Rehabilitation to administer the provisions of NRS 388.605 to 388.655, inclusive.

3. The board of county commissioners of
any county may impose by ordinance an additional filing fee of not more than $6
to be paid by the defendant in an action for divorce, annulment or separate
maintenance. In a county where this fee has been imposed:

(a) On the appearance of a defendant in the
action in the district court, the county clerk, in addition to any other fees
provided by law, shall charge and collect from the defendant the prescribed fee
to be paid upon the filing of the first paper in the action by the defendant.

(b) On or before the fifth day of each month, the
county clerk shall account for and pay to the county treasurer all fees
collected during the preceding month pursuant to paragraph (a).

NRS 19.0335Additional fees in civil action involving multiple parties.
[Effective through December 31, 2014, and after that date unless the provisions
of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified by the
voters at the 2014 General Election.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 19.034, on the commencement of any civil action in
the district court for which a filing fee is required, the clerk of court shall
collect, in addition to any other fee required by law, the following fees in
any action that involves more than one plaintiff and one defendant:

(a) A fee of $30 for each additional plaintiff
named in a complaint when the complaint is filed.

(b) A fee of $30 for each additional defendant
named in an answer when the answer is filed, or a fee of $30 for each
additional party appearing in the action when the additional party appears in
the action.

(c) If a complaint is amended to name an
additional plaintiff, a fee of $30 for each additional plaintiff named when the
complaint is amended.

2. On or before the first Monday of each
month, the clerk of court shall pay over to the county treasurer the amount of
all fees collected by the clerk of the court pursuant to subsection 1. The
county treasurer shall distribute, on or before the 15th day of that month, the
money received in the following amounts for each fee received:

(a) Eight dollars for credit to a special account
in the county general fund for the use of the district court for advanced and
improved technological purposes. The special account is restricted to the use
specified, the money in the special account must not be used to supplant
existing budgets for maintenance and support of technology, and the balance in
the special account must be carried forward at the end of each fiscal year.

(b) Seven dollars for credit to a special account
in the county general fund in each county in which legal services are provided
without charge to indigent or elderly persons through a program for legal aid
organized under the auspices of the State Bar of Nevada, a county or local bar
association, a county or municipal program for legal services or other program
funded by this State or the United States to provide legal assistance. The
county treasurer shall remit quarterly to the organization operating the
program for legal services all the money received by the county treasurer from
the clerk of court. The organization operating the program for legal services
shall use any money received pursuant to this paragraph as follows:

(1) Five dollars for the benefit of
indigent persons in the county; and

(2) Two dollars for the benefit of elderly
persons in the county.

(c) Ten dollars to the State Controller for
credit to a special account in the State General Fund. The State Controller
shall distribute the money received to the Office of Court Administrator for
use in support and maintenance of case management systems approved by the
Office of Court Administrator, for statewide technological purposes and for
distribution to the courts for technological purposes. The special account is
restricted to the use specified, and the balance in the special account must be
carried forward at the end of each fiscal year.

(d) Five dollars to the State Controller for
credit to a special account in the State General Fund. The State Controller
shall distribute the money received to the Office of Court Administrator for
the payment for the services of retired justices and retired district judges.
The special account is restricted to the use specified, and the balance in the
special account must be carried forward at the end of each fiscal year.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Office of Court Administrator” means the
Office of Court Administrator created pursuant to NRS 1.320.

(b) “Technological purposes” means the
acquisition or improvement of technology, including, without limitation,
acquiring or improving technology for converting and archiving records,
purchasing hardware and software, maintaining the technology, training
employees in the operation of the technology and contracting for professional
services relating to the technology.

NRS 19.0335Additional fees in civil
action involving multiple parties. [Effective January 1, 2015, if the
provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified
by the voters at the 2014 General Election.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 19.034, on the commencement of any civil action in
the district court for which a filing fee is required, the clerk of court shall
collect, in addition to any other fee required by law, the following fees in
any action that involves more than one plaintiff and one defendant:

(a) A fee of $30 for each additional plaintiff
named in a complaint when the complaint is filed.

(b) A fee of $30 for each additional defendant
named in an answer when the answer is filed, or a fee of $30 for each
additional party appearing in the action when the additional party appears in
the action.

(c) If a complaint is amended to name an
additional plaintiff, a fee of $30 for each additional plaintiff named when the
complaint is amended.

2. On or before the first Monday of each
month, the clerk of court shall pay over to the county treasurer the amount of
all fees collected by the clerk of the court pursuant to subsection 1. The
county treasurer shall distribute, on or before the 15th day of that month, the
money received in the following amounts for each fee received:

(a) Eight dollars for credit to a special account
in the county general fund for the use of the district court for advanced and
improved technological purposes. The special account is restricted to the use
specified, the money in the special account must not be used to supplant
existing budgets for maintenance and support of technology, and the balance in
the special account must be carried forward at the end of each fiscal year.

(b) Seven dollars for credit to a special account
in the county general fund in each county in which legal services are provided
without charge to indigent or elderly persons through a program for legal aid
organized under the auspices of the State Bar of Nevada, a county or local bar
association, a county or municipal program for legal services or other program
funded by this State or the United States to provide legal assistance. The
county treasurer shall remit quarterly to the organization operating the
program for legal services all the money received by the county treasurer from
the clerk of court. The organization operating the program for legal services
shall use any money received pursuant to this paragraph as follows:

(1) Five dollars for the benefit of
indigent persons in the county; and

(2) Two dollars for the benefit of elderly
persons in the county.

(c) Ten dollars to the State Controller for
credit to a special account in the State General Fund. The State Controller
shall distribute the money received to the Office of Court Administrator for
use in support and maintenance of case management systems approved by the
Office of Court Administrator, for statewide technological purposes and for
distribution to the courts for technological purposes. The special account is
restricted to the use specified, and the balance in the special account must be
carried forward at the end of each fiscal year.

(d) Five dollars to the State Controller for
credit to a special account in the State General Fund. The State Controller
shall distribute the money received to the Office of Court Administrator for
the payment for the services of retired justices, retired judges of the Court
of Appeals and retired district judges. The special account is restricted to
the use specified, and the balance in the special account must be carried
forward at the end of each fiscal year.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Office of Court Administrator” means the
Office of Court Administrator created pursuant to NRS 1.320.

(b) “Technological purposes” means the
acquisition or improvement of technology, including, without limitation,
acquiring or improving technology for converting and archiving records,
purchasing hardware and software, maintaining the technology, training
employees in the operation of the technology and contracting for professional
services relating to the technology.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2118; A 2013, 1732,
effective January 1, 2015, if the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14
(2011) are approved and ratified by the voters at the 2014 General Election)

NRS 19.034Reduced fees for adoption of child with special needs.If the agency which provides child welfare
services, or a child-placing agency licensed by the Division of Child and
Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to chapter 127 of NRS, consents to the adoption of
a child with special needs pursuant to NRS
127.186, a county clerk shall reduce the total filing fee to not more than
$1 for filing the petition to adopt such a child.

NRS 19.035Fees not to be charged or collected for services rendered
certain governments or officers.Notwithstanding
any other provision of this chapter, a county clerk shall neither charge nor
collect any fee for any service rendered by the county clerk to:

1. The State of Nevada;

2. The county of which he or she is county
clerk;

3. Any city or town within that county;

4. The school district of that county;

5. Any general improvement district which
is located within that county; or

6. Any officer of the State, that county
or any such city, town, school district or general improvement district in the
officer’s official capacity.

1. Every county clerk shall publish and
set up in some conspicuous place in his or her office a table of fees according
to this chapter for the inspection of all persons who have business in the
office of the county clerk.

2. Any county clerk who fails to comply
with the provisions of subsection 1 shall forfeit for each day of omission a
sum not exceeding $20, which, together with costs, may be recovered by any
person in an action before a justice of the peace of the same county.

[Part 23:49:1883; BH § 2364; C § 2488; RL § 2025; NCL
§ 2956]

NRS 19.050Clerks to receive costs of publication.Except
as otherwise provided in subsection 8 of NRS
127.186, when by law any publication is required to be made by a county
clerk of any suit, process, notice, order or other paper, the cost of such
publication shall, if demanded, be tendered by the party to whom such order,
process, notice or other paper was granted before the county clerk shall be
compelled to make publication thereof.

NRS 19.060Payment in advance.Except
as otherwise provided by specific statute, all fees prescribed in this chapter
must be paid in advance, if demanded. If any county clerk has not received any
or all of the fees which may be due for services rendered by the county clerk
in any suit or proceeding, the county clerk may have execution therefor in his
or her own name against the party or parties from whom they are due, to be
issued from the court where the action is pending, upon the order of the judge
or court upon affidavit filed.

NRS 19.080Clerks to keep books.Each
county clerk shall keep in his or her office, open to public inspection, a fee
book in which the county clerk shall enter in detail the fees charged with the
title or the case number of the matter, proceeding or action in which they were
charged.

1. Each county clerk shall, on the first
Monday in January, April, July and October, make out and file with the board of
county commissioners a full and correct statement under oath of all fees,
percentage or compensation, of whatever nature or kind, received in his or her
official capacity during the preceding 3 months. In the statement, the county
clerk shall set forth the cause in which and the services for which such
compensations were received.

2. Nothing in this section shall be so
construed as to require personal attendance in filing the statements, and such
statements may be transmitted by mail, express or otherwise directed to the
board of county commissioners.

NRS 19.110Penalty for taking more or greater fees than authorized by law.If any county clerk takes more or greater fees
than are authorized by law, the county clerk shall be liable to indictment, and
on conviction shall be removed from office and fined in any sum not exceeding
$1,000.